The Community Foundation of Utah Awards $42,000 to Twelve Utah Organizations Engaging in Work to Support the LGBTQ CommunityWho are these organizations and what are they doing for the LGBTQ community?

What is the Community Foundation of Utah?

Catalyst for philanthropy in Utah

Private, not-for-profit organization

Over 200 scholarships, grants, competitions, Program Related Investments, and other awards granted

Almost $27 million granted since 2008

What is the LGBTQ Community Endowment Fund?

Established in 2011 Pools giving from members

of LGBTQ community & their allies

Over $284,000 awarded since 2011

Leverages individual donations to make a more significant impact

Grant Recipients

Utah Aids FoundationPrEP, HIV Prevention Clinic

PrEP, in conjunction with other prevention strategies, can reduce the risk of HIV infection by up to 92%

Utah Pride CenterGenderevolution Conference

Celebrates Transgender Education & Awareness Month with a full day of workshops and presentations

Spy Hop

Move the Dial Initiative A student-led video

series tackling the issue of gender and gender related topics in our community.

Westminster College

LGBTQ Programming InternThe position works under the

Associate Provost for Diversity & Global Learning, assisting in LGBTQ projects and programming on campus

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Out Loud Mentoring

ProgramPromotes a safe space for

youth to build their capacity for self-expression and cultivate a sense of agency as important contributors to our society through the medium of contemporary art

OUTreach Resource Centers

Ogden Drop-In Center Dedicated to

transforming communities and saving lives through comprehensive programming, community advocacy, and training designed to promote positive outcomes for underserved populations

Planned Parenthood

Safe at School Program Anti harassment/anti bullying program for

educators and others who work with students to better school climates and improve outcomes for LGBTQ youth in Utah

Plan-B Theatre Company Premier of Virtue

Poet, composer, writer, herbologist, midwife, and Christian mystic- these are the many hats worn by Abbess Hildegard, a Twelfth Century revolutionary. Her dynamic, otherworldly life raises a number of profound questions still looking to be answered in the Twenty First Century: In a battle between spiritual conviction and institutional rules, which should win? What counts for more: theology or experience? And especially, who may we love?

Bennion Community Service Center

Alternative Breaks ProgramUniversity of Utah students

have the opportunity to spend their break volunteering, learning, and traveling with the program. These immersive weeklong opportunities center around social and environmental issues.

Utah Film Center

Damn These Heels Film Festival Created in 2003 to reflect

and celebrate our community’s diverse reality, Damn These Heels has challenged and entertained more than 18,000 people of all backgrounds through the expression and investigation of LGBT history, culture, ideas, struggles, and triumphs.

Youth Futures Shelter, drop-in services, and

street outreachLocated in the heart of

downtown Ogden, Youth Futures provides safe shelter, collaborative resources, respectful guidance and diverse support to homeless, unaccompanied, runaway and at-risk youth in Northern Utah.

Brigham Young Queer Alumni Association

Recognition BanquetRecognizing and

celebrating the LGBTQ community at BYU